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Post by MostInterestingManInTheWorld on Sept 3, 2011 9:32:23 GMT -5
Thought I'd start a thread for this as I don't see one on the first page. What's the story behind this song's sudden HAC appearance?
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Post by musicfanpete on Sept 3, 2011 15:00:23 GMT -5
Thought I'd start a thread for this as I don't see one on the first page. What's the story behind this song's sudden HAC appearance? I don't know, but I'm beginning to like this song. It actually seems to fit on HAC as a nice balance record that's not the typical rap that seems to be crossing over here lately. Then again even CHR has turned to a decidedly more dance leaning direction as of late.
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Post by Adam (UTR) on Sept 3, 2011 15:23:09 GMT -5
It's having a bit of a second life on CHR/Pop radio, mainly because it seems smaller stations are catching onto it. It's so old now, though; I've been over it for a while. That said, perhaps it'll make the top 25 on Hot AC before it fizzles out.
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Post by musicfanpete on Sept 3, 2011 16:18:32 GMT -5
It's having a bit of a second life on CHR/Pop radio, mainly because it seems smaller stations are catching onto it. It's so old now, though; I've been over it for a while. That said, perhaps it'll make the top 25 on Hot AC before it fizzles out. My guess is that it will be the highest ranked non-top 20 hit of the year for CHR due to strong recurrent airplay it is receiving, and as you said Adam, due to additional smaller market stations playing it now. While this and "Stereo Love's" peak rankings both got badly hurt by stations not playing the song at the right time since so many where afraid to take the chance to play them, they both get a second chance at "life" by where they finish on the year-end charts. And my guess is that both have a good chance at a top 50 or 60 finish despite their low peak rankings. Hopefully "Hello" will make a run towards a Hot AC top 20 or 25 peak and a couple of month appearance on Rick's countdown and AT40 as well.
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Post by HereIsGone on Sept 3, 2011 16:24:45 GMT -5
I checked out the song just for kicks and it turns out that I know this. My brother plays a CHR station at night that I can hear through my walls. Guess this kind corroborates what was already said.
Either way, I could see this making a minor dent on the HAC charts. Maybe not as well as Stereo Love, but something along those lines.
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Post by Devin on Sept 4, 2011 9:18:37 GMT -5
^ It was bigger in Canada too, and earlier on then in the US (probably because of Dragonette). "Stereo Love" sounds more HAC-friendly than "Hello" is.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Sept 4, 2011 11:06:44 GMT -5
Dragonette only really had one hit in Canada before this and even then, it was more of a flash-in-the-pan hit than anything.
I Get Around got a bit of airplay but I don't think it did super well on the charts. Maybe Top 40. Pick Up The Phone, however, I think actually got to the Top 10 but once it fell out, it wasn't heard from again. Hello is the song that will be played for a long time after it's gone and hopefully helps them when the new album drops.
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Post by HereIsGone on Sept 4, 2011 12:19:02 GMT -5
"Stereo Love" sounds more HAC-friendly than "Hello" is. Agreed. Oddly enough, Dragonette is one of the acts for my brother's frosh week. Shame neither of us care enough to check it out. Lol.
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Post by atlantaboy on Sept 4, 2011 13:06:26 GMT -5
I think this got a second wind (on CHR, and then on HAC) cause it was featured in a McDonald's commercial
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Post by HereIsGone on Sept 4, 2011 13:07:26 GMT -5
Lol. How random.
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Post by webdude on Sept 4, 2011 13:30:20 GMT -5
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Post by musicfanpete on Sept 4, 2011 13:58:29 GMT -5
I guess that means you don't like the song.
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Post by pmdrivedude on Sept 19, 2011 14:33:45 GMT -5
I think this got a second wind (on CHR, and then on HAC) cause it was featured in a McDonald's commercial It's on the promos for that new Zooey Deschanel sitcom too.
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Post by musicfanpete on Sept 24, 2011 21:19:53 GMT -5
This is now this week's Sure Shot on the Rick Dees Hot AC chart. It's also up to #30 on the Mediabase Hot AC chart, but should move up to #29 tomorrow night after "Arms" is moved to recurrent status.
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